Winter School: Writing Grief and Trauma

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Eliza Henry-Jones

Date:

23 July 2018 - 10:00
to
4:00 PM

With:

Eliza Henry-Jones

Rating:

Emerging

Trauma and grief are daunting issues to write about.

In this one day workshop you will learn what trauma and grief actually are, how to address them in your writing and how to keep yourself safe while doing so. Learn practical tips for exploring grief and trauma and have a go at some fiction writing exercises.

You will learn

to understand trauma and grief

self care when writing trauma and grief

practical approaches to writing grief and trauma

strategies to avoid clichés and make your work stand out

exercises to address trauma and grief in unique ways.

About Eliza Henry-Jones

Eliza is a Melbourne-based writer. Her debut novel ‘In the Quiet’ was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction and longlisted for the ABIA and Indie Book Awards. She has qualifications in grief, loss and trauma counseling and psychology, and has completed a thesis exploring bushfire trauma. Her work has also appeared in DailyLife, Southerly, Island, Seizure, LiNQ and many other places.

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